The contract for the design and construction of the extension of the Red line between São Sebastião and Alcântara of the Lisbon Metro received prior approval from the Court of Auditors.
In a statement, the capital’s Metropolitano recalls that this contract was signed on December 22, 2023 with the consortium made up of Mota-Engil and Spie Batignolles for around 321.9 million euros, but adds that “awaits decision from the Lisbon Circle Administrative Court regarding the lifting of the automatic suspensive effect arising from the action brought by one of the competitors in the competition (FCC Construcción, Contratas Y Ventas and Alberto Couto Alves)”.
“With the decision now known by the Court of Auditors, the contract would be in a position to enter into force”please note.
The total eligible cost predicted for the extension of the Red line from São Sebastião station to Alcântara is 405.4 million euroswith a European investment of 304 million euros and national financial support of 101.4 million euros.
It will have a length of around 4 kilometers and four new stations: Campolide/Amoreiras, Campo de Ourique, Infante Santo and Alcântara, the latter of which will connect to the future Sustainable Intermodal Line, promoting connection to the municipality of Oeiras (LIOS Oeste).
Metropolitano estimates that the daily demand captured in the four stations that make up this extension will correspond to an increase of 4.7% of customers across the entire network, around 87.8% of the estimated increase in demand corresponds to current users of public transport.
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